Proposed Amendment Would Officially End Prop. 8
Despite being overturned, the proposition’s hateful language remains in the California Constitution.
February 16, 2023
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Why Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom Veto Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills...Again?
The Democrat is known as a strong LGBTQ+ ally, but he objected to some aspects of the legislation.
October 10, 2023
California bans forced outing of LGBTQ+ students as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark law
California is the first and only state to outlaw forced outing.
July 16, 2024
Gay California Lawmaker Joins Grindr to Campaign Against Recall
Low posted his Grindr profile on Twitter, urging Californians to vote against recalling LGBTQ+ ally Gov. Gavin Newsom.
September 2, 2021
California Is Now a Legal Refuge for Trans Youth Seeking Care
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law protecting trans youth and families who come from hostile states to California to receive care.
October 5, 2022
Kamala Harris's allies rip into Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation
“These guys are rewriting quite literally history books. They’re going after and attacking vulnerable communities. It’s a sign of desperation," California Gov. Gavin Newsom told The Advocate before the debate.
September 11, 2024
Caitlyn Jenner Releases Incredulous Statement After Crushing Defeat
Jenner, a candidate to replace Newsom if he was recalled, received only about 1 percent of the vote.
September 15, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs and vetoes LGBTQ+ legislation
Here's everything you need to know about the bills, their authors, and Newsom's actions in recent weeks.
October 14, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments he made about transgender student athletes
The California governor, once hailed as a protector of LGBTQ+ rights, premiered his podcast by interviewing and agreeing with far-right transphobe Charlie Kirk.
March 6, 2025
Chino Valley school district sues California over new law banning forced outing
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the first-in-the-nation legislation Monday.
July 18, 2024
California Will House Trans Inmates According to Gender Identity
The new policy is part of a package of pro-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
September 28, 2020
Calif. NRA Group Wants LGBT Voters to Say No to Gun Control
The NRA released a new ad targeting LGBT voters in hope they will not support anti-gun legislation proposed by California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
June 6, 2016
California's LGBTQ+ Pardon Program Sees Little Use After Three Years
Gov. Gavin Newsom set out to pardon people convicted under anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but so far he's issued only two pardons under the program, one to a living man and the other posthumously.
March 17, 2023
Gavin Newsom's First Ad in Calif. Gov. Race Highlights Marriage Equality
The ad notes that as San Francisco mayor, Newsom OK'd marriage licenses for same-sex couples in February 2004.
February 13, 2018
Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints California's Highest-Ranking Trans Official
JP Petrucione will be the governor's director of digital media, one of several LGBTQ appointees named by Newsom.
February 15, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 9 Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills Into Law
The bills deal with issues such as foster care, name and pronoun recognition, and restroom access.
September 25, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs new law protecting LGBTQ+ students from being outed
“I just don’t think teachers should be gender police,” Newsom said of the SAFETY Act.
December 23, 2024
Secretly Taking Off Condoms During Sex May Be Criminalized in Calif.
If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill to this effect, California would be the first state to take such an action.
September 10, 2021
California's Top Trans Official Is Out, Proud, and Loud
JP Petrucione, Gov. Gavin Newsom's director of digital media, talks about the importance of transgender visibility in a threatening time.
February 19, 2019
Gavin Newsom Compares Don’t Say Gay to Attempts to Ban LGBTQ+ Teachers
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California gave a history lesson on the Briggs Initiative, which sought to ban queer teachers, to his counterpart in Florida.
July 14, 2022
California Could Become Refuge for Trans Youth Seeking Care
Lawmakers have sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would help young people from hostile states receive gender-affirming care in California.
September 2, 2022